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February 26, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Private Pilot Certificate: How Much Does It Cost?

I’ve seen a couple posts recently over on Reddit asking about the costs involved with a private pilot certificate. Its a

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February 14, 2015 Nick Leghorn

An Unexpected Visitor On The Ramp

I’m getting ready to start the flight portion of my instrument training, and while I’m waiting for the weather to

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February 4, 2015 Nick Leghorn

Alternator Failure at Night Over San Antonio

Mechanical failures in flight are something that is taught from day one during primary flight training, but rarely do students

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January 27, 2015 Nick Leghorn

How Long Between Passing your Check Ride and Getting your Printed Pilot’s Certificate?

After passing my check ride, I Googled around for a bit trying to find out how long it would take

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December 24, 2014 Nick Leghorn

My Experience Taking the Private Pilot Check Ride

I finally did it. After eight months of training, I took and passed the Airplane Single Engine Land Private Pilot

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October 5, 2014 Nick Leghorn

Flying my Solo Cross Country

I started flight training in February. Between ground school and then primary flight training, it has taken me about eight

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October 1, 2014 Nick Leghorn

Training Tip: Once You Start, Don’t Stop

Last week, I found myself once again flying endless laps around the pattern trying to perfect my landings. It’s a

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August 27, 2014 Nick Leghorn

Learning to Appreciate the PAPI

So far during my primary flight training, the approach slope indicator lights haven’t really been something I used or worried

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About the Author


Nick Leghorn is an instrument rated private pilot, writer, and tech nerd living in Austin, Texas.

He also maintains Thirty-One Whiskey (named in honor of his first plane) where he writes about whiskey, cigars, woodworking, and other miscellaneous hobbies.

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